4 Maccabees 5:6
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
I would counsel thee, old man, before thy tortures begin, to taste the swine's flesh, and save your life; for I feel respect for your age and hoary head, which since you have had so long, you appear to me to be no philosopher in retaining the superstition of the Jews.
Greek · Brenton
ἐγὼ πρὶν ἂρξασθαι τῶν κατὰ σοῦ βασάνων, ὦ πρεσβύτα, συμβουλεύσαιμʼ ἄν σοι ταῦτα ὅπως ἀπογευσάμενος τῶν ὑείων σώζοιο· αἰδοῦμαι γάρ σου τὴν ἡλικίαν καὶ τὴν πολιὰν, ἥν μετὰ τοσοῦτον ἔχων χρόνον, οὔ μοι δοκεῖς φιλοσοφεῖν, τῇ Ἰουδαιων χρώμενος θρησκείᾳ.